Thomas M. Grist, MD
Robert Turell Professor in Imaging Science
Vice Chair for Research and Education,
Department of Radiology
E1/374 CSC
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792
Phone: (608) 263-8911
Fax: (608) 262-5842
Email: tmgrist@wisc.edu

Thomas M. Grist attended medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he also earned honors in research. After completing his radiology residency at Duke University, he joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin. He is currently the Robert Turell Professor in Imaging Science, and Vice Chair for Research and Education of the Department of Radiology.

Grist has become a regional, national, and international authority in academic and clinical radiology. He has been instrumental in the early development and clinical evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. Specifically, he has pioneered techniques for cardiovascular magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance angiography.

His research and teaching efforts have led to the initial development and subsequent dissemination of minimally-invasive methods for evaluating the heart and vessels using magnetic resonance. Dr. Grist and his colleagues generate over $4.4 million per year in extramural research support from National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and other sources. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed scientific articles and four books related to cardiovascular magnetic resonance. As Vice-Chairman of Radiology for Research and Education, Dr. Grist has developed and promoted research and educational programs for graduate and medical student education within the School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Grist is a Fellow of the American Heart Association and The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and has served as an officer of these societies as well as The Radiological Society of North America.

Selected Publications

Prince MR, Grist TM, Debatin JF. 3-D Contrast MR Angiography (Third, Revised and Enlarged Edition). Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, 2002.

Brady TJ, Grist TM, Westra SJ, Wicky S, Abbara S. Pocketradiologist, Top 100 Diagnoses. Amirsys/WB Saunders Co. 2002.

Grist TM. MRA of the abdominal aorta and lower extremities. J Magn Reson Imag 2000;11:32-43.

Hany TF, Carroll TJ, Omary RA, Esparza-Coss E, Korosec FR, Mistretta CA, Grist TM. Aorta and runoff vessels: single-injection MR angiography with automated table movement compared with multiinjection time-resolved MR angiography - initial results. Radiology 2001;221:266-272.

Omary RA, Henseler KP, Unal O, Maciolek LJ, Finn P, Li D, Nemcek AA, Vogelzang RL, Grist TM. Comparison of intraarterial and intravenous gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography with X-ray digital subtraction angiography for the detection of renal artery stenosis. Am J Roentgenol 2002;178:119-123.

Barger AV, Block WF, Toropov Y, Grist TM, Mistretta CA. Time-resolved contrast-enhanced imaging with isotropic resolution and broad coverage using an undersampled 3D projection trajectory. Magn Reson Med 2002;48:297-305.

Swan JS, Carroll TJ, Kennell TW, Heisey DM, Korosec FR, Frayne R, Mistretta CA, Grist TM. Time-resolved three-dimensional contrast-enhanced MR angiography of the peripheral vessels. Radiology 2002;225:43-52.